Dough-raiser.



No. 776,395. PATBNTED NOV. 29, 1904. W. A. HECKEL.

DOUGH BAISER.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. s. 1904.

No. 776,395. PATENTED NOV. 29, 1904. W. A. HEGKEL.

DOUGH BAISER.

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Nrrnn STATES Patented November 29, 1904.

ATENT OFFICE.

DOUGuH--FRAISEF'Il SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.776,395, dated November 29, 1904.

Application filed August 3, 1904. Serial No. 219,352. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, WILHELMIENE A. HECKEL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Prescott, in the county of Pierce, State ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDough-Baisers; and I do hereby declare the following' to be afull,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

rIhis invention relates to kitchen furniture, and more particularly todough-raisers, and has for its object to provide adevice of this naturein which the dough may be placed and which will keep the dough warmduring fermentation.

A further object is to provide a doughraiser which will also act asakitchen-table and which will include a bread-board upon which the doughmay beprepared, the arrangement being such that the bread-board willform a closure for the heating-chamber.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription, and it will be understood that modifications of thespecific construction shown may be made, and any suitable materials maybe used Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a vertical section on line 1 1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is avertical section at right angles to Fig. 1 on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3is a top plan view.

Referring' now to the drawings, the present invention comprises a bodyportion 5, including sides 6 and 7 and ends 8 and 9, the body portionbeing provided with a bottom 10 and having legs 11 by which it issupported and which are of a suflieient length to bring the top of thebody portion to the height of an ordinary kitchen-table. The front side6 of the body portion is somewhat lower than the ends 8 and 9 and therearward side 7, so that the rearward side and the ends extendthereabove, the ends also extending slightly about the rearward side.Secured to the inner faces of the ends horizontally and lying flush withthe upper edge of the forward side 6 are beads 12, and secured also tothe inner faces of the ends are other beads 13, which lie with theirlower edges spaced from the beads 12 and with their upper edges iiushwith the upper edge of the rearward side 7 ,and secured upon the upperedges of the ends 8 and 9 are boards 14C, which extend slightly beyondthe inner and outer faces of the ends and from side to side thereof.VThe inwardly-extending portions of the boards I4 are spaced from thebeads 13, so that there are formed between these boards and the beads apair of grooves 15, and similar grooves 16 are formed between the beads18 and the beads 12.

Secured to the heads l2 are the ends of a metallic lining 17, which isspaced from the ends and bottom of the body portion and lies with itsedges against the inner faces of the sides thereof, so that an air-space18 is formed between this metallic lining and the ends and bottom of thebody portion.

Slidably disposed with its edges in the grooves 16 is a bread-board 19,which is of a size to close the opening of the body portion and isslidable in the grooves into and out of position to close this opening.At its forward edge the board `19 has a board 2O secured thereto, whichextends upwardly therefrom and which projects beyond the ends thereof,and when the bread-board is in position to close the body portion thisboard 20 lies flush with the forward side 6, forming a continuation andlying' with its ends against the ends of the upwardly-extending portionsof the ends 8 and 9 of the body portion and with its upper edge beneaththe ends of the boards 14, which extend slightly beyond the forwardsides of the ends 8 and 9, as shown.

Slidably disposed in the grooves 15 is a panrack 21, upon which the pansto receive the bread may be disposed when the bread-board is in use, andthis pan-rack may be moved to bring' the pans within easy reach of theuser.

Formed through the bottom 10 is an opening 22, and secured to the underface of the bottom at the ends of this opening are slats 23, betweenwhich is secured a lamp-holder 24;, which is in the form of a box andwhich is open at its top to communicate with the air-space 18 throughthe opening 22. Formed IOO through the bottom of the lamp-holder areperforations 28 for the passage of air to the lamp.

Disposed above the opening 22 and spaced from the bottom 10 and from themetallic lining 17 is a circular plate 29, having a depending flange 30at its edge which rests upon the bottom 10 and which holds the plate inspaced relation thereto. Adjacent to its edge the plate 29 is providedwith a plurality of perforations 31 for the passage of heat from thelamp to the air-space 18, and by reason of the fact that the plate 29 isspaced from the metallic lining 17 the heat of the lamp is preventedfrom coming directly into contact therewith, and the heat is thus evenlydistributed over the entire under surface of the lining, thusmaintaining all portions of the bottom of the lining at an eventemperature. It will thus be apparent that the heat from the lamp passesup through the opening 22 and the perforations 31 to the air-space 18and passes upwardly around the ends of the metallic lining, after whichit passes out through openings 32 in the ends 8 and 9, just below thebeads 12.

lfisposed within the body portion and upon the metallic lining is a rack33 for the reception of the bread-pan containing the dough to be raised,and when the dough-raiser is in use the pans containing the dough aredisposed upon the rack and the bread-board is moved into position toclose the opening of the body portion, after which the lamp is lightedand is allowed to burn until the interior of the body portion is broughtto the correct ternperature. If desired, a thermometer 311 may besecured to the outer face of the body portion and may have its bulbpassed through a perforation in one of the sides in order that the fluidwithin the thermometer may be acted upon by the heat of the body portionto indicate the temperature thereof. After the thermometer has risen tothe correct temperature the lamp may be turned down and left burningjust enough to maintain the temperature at the desired point.

What is claimed is- 1. A dough-raiser comprising a hollow body portionopen at its top and including a bottom, sides and ends, said endsextending above one side, beads secured to the inner faces of the endstransversely thereof and lying flush with the upper edge of said side,other beads secured to the inner faces of the ends between thefirstmentioned beads and the upper edges of the ends and spaced fromsaid edges and from the first-mentioned beads, a bread-board disposedwith its edges slidably engaged in the spaces between the first andsecond beads and movable into and out of position to close the bodyportion, and a pan-rack disposed with its ends slidably disposed uponthe upper edges of the second beads.

Q. A dough-raiser comprising a hollow body portion open at its top andhaving an opening in its bottom, a metallic lining disposed within thebody portion and spaced from the ends and from the bottom thereof,` aplate having a continuous depending flange at its edge disposed with itsflange resting upon the bottom and encircling the opening thereof, saidplate being spaced from the bottom and from the lining and having' aplurality of perforations therethrough, a heating apparatus disposedbeneath the opening and arranged to discharge its heat therethroughagainst the plate, and a closure for the body portion.

In testimony whereof I aiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VILHELMIENE A. HECKEL. iVitnesses:

FREDERICK COOK, H. B. MCCRAY.

